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At The Back => The Dressing Room => Topic started by: Mr. Air on February 16, 2012, 07:03:41 PM
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I really like beer and I take it that I'm not the only one at the forums. But what is/are your favourite/favourites?
One of my all time favourites is a local Danish beer made by Refsvindinge Brewery called Ale no. 16. A more (I think) world renowned beer which i totally dig is Saint-Feuillien. I think it was their Christmas beer that had mee hooked, but I like the others I have tasted as well. Another local classic is Brouwerij t'IJ in Amsterdam. Excellent beer and the atmosphere there is just spot on.
What about you?
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Do you mean beers as in proper beers? Or does that include Lagers/Bitters/Ales, etc.
For me, my favourite Bitter is Boddingtons; favourute Lager is Cobra, with Fosters Gold a close second.
As for real Beers, I'm actually going through a phase of trying a different one everytime I go to Tesco/Asda/Sainsbury's. So I'm keen to here people's recommendations on what I should try next?
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Any version of Fosters isn't beer or lager, it's Australian ugly bird piss.
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My current favourite is Dark Star's Hophead. A pale bitter that is musical on the tongue ( I'm going all Jilly Goolden here). I have the good fortune to live in a town where there is a splendid beer emporium that sells proper beer for proper people like me and my invisible friend.
I have had lager a few times but I am afraid I didn't like it very much.
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My current favourite is Dark Star's Hophead. A pale bitter that is musical on the tongue ( I'm going all Jilly Goolden here). I have the good fortune to live in a town where there is a splendid beer emporium that sells proper beer for proper people like me and my invisible friend.
I'm from East Sx and a couple of weeks ago I played at the Duke of Wellington in Shoreham which is a Dark Star pub. I'm afraid I find all Dark Star beer totally undrinkable and they don't serve Guinness which is a crime against alcohol.
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unfortunately being in France real beer isn't something i drink often but when i lived in uk the unparelled supreme champion of (when properly racked, kept & dispensed ) ales to me was Fullers London Pride.
Marston's Pedigree is up there too and if you want to do things you may later regret then Ringwood Old Thumper (7%) is also delightful which is unusual for such a strong brew.
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Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout
Sam Smith Imperial Stout
Sam Smith Plain Stout
Youngs Chocolate Stout
Fullers Jack Frost
Fullers London Porter
Fullers ESB
Many more based on season/region... :P
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Do you mean beers as in proper beers? Or does that include Lagers/Bitters/Ales, etc.
I mean everything that you might count as beer :D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFJnLRJmiJQ
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One more vote for Fuller's London Pride here!
Also, Leffe when I'm in the right mood for something strong.
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Richard, I play at the Welly occasionally. Can't remember when I am next there off the top of my head. I am surprised what you say about Dark Star- well I only have tired their Hophead but each to his own I suppose.
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White beer for me, I'm loving Hoegaarden and Leffe :)
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Jarrow Brewery do some great ales, my local micro-brewery. However, its tough to beat anything from the Wylam brewery up towards Hexham, great stuff.
I've also recently had Thwaite's beer for the first time this week - really nice bitters, my first time in the Yorkshire Dales too.
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38th Beatle - what's your band called ? Mine is Zed's Dead and we're next at The Welly on June 16th but we're in Worthing this Saturday (Feb 18th) at The Elms. If you're able to pop in I'll get you a pint and we can yack about BK and beer.
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Whiskey!
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Pretty much anything the Kernel Brewery in Bermondsey make is amazing. Superb IPAs and stouts. http://thekernelbrewery.com/ (http://thekernelbrewery.com/)
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Saint Sixtus double and triple: Belgian monasterybeer. Amazing nectarbrew.
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Everyday tipple: Peroni Nastro Azzuro.
When I can find it (it's shockingly expensive over here): Oud Beersel - Oud Kriek. (the only lambic I've found that isn't sickeningly sweet)
When I've been to Belgium I tend to bring a crate of Westmalle Dubel back with me. To be drunk from a goblet of course!
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largely depends on mood.
William Worthington's White Shield is probably my overall favourite beer. just a perfect strong IPA
Sharpe's Doom Bar is my new favourite session beer.
Burton Bridge Bitter/stairway to heaven is the one i usually drink when out - often because i am in a Burton bridge pub
I will never miss a pint of Timothy Taylor's landlord when i see it on pump.
Pedigree used to be spectacular in Burton, awful everywhere else. It just didnt travel well. They seem to have sorted that out, but to me it seems a much more generic pint than it used to.
Brew Dog seem to be doing some fun stuff, the quality is certainly there, the flavours can be a bit in your face
I am also currently really enjoying Negro Modelo.
I now work for a brewery which means i get quite a lot of free beer :)
The wife really likes lemon anime, beer for non-beer drinkers ??? i dont see the point
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Brew Dog do seem to be a welcome shot in the arm for modern British brewing... Shame they weren't at the last GBBF. :(
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The nicest glass of beer I've had in ages was a Leffe when I was in a restaurant in Calais last year - it was amazing.
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I don't really drink much any more, when I do it'll be on a night out so anything cheap and watery to get smashed with :lol: I've completely gone off dark and heavy ales, my favourite used to be Hobgoblin. I went to a beer festival last summer and had some dark ales and had the worst shiteees of my lifetime so thats put me off them somewhat. I do quite like Badger Golden Glory or Champion though :)
Saying that I think this was one of the most satisfying beers I've had, more the location and situation than the beer :D
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I don't really drink much any more..
POOF! :gayflag: :P
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A body like this doesn't sculpt itself :lol: :P
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I'm having a hard time to decide what my favorite beer is.
Cold or free.
Wait, I got it: cold ánd free! :D
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I now work for a brewery which means i get quite a lot of free beer
Oh boy... :P
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I don't really drink much any more..
POOF! :gayflag: :P
I don't drink beer at all any more.
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1. Green King - Abbot Ale (Suffolk)
2. Hicks - Special Draft (HSD) (Cornwall)
3. Fullers - ESB (London)
4. Gales - HSB (Sussex)
5. Ringwood - Old Thumper & 49er (Hampshire)
I tend to drink the 'local' (to where I am at the time) brews.
As I now live in The New Forest (SW Hampshire), my 'local' brews
when I'm at home, are from The Ringwood Brewery.
'Old Thumper' and '49er' are both splendid brews !
Good English ales - you can't beat 'em ! 8)
Although, some of the Trappist monk beers from the Belgium monastrys,
are superb. But I don't get to Belgium much these days. :(
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my local have started doing 'Bengal Lancer' from Fullers. The label on the tap looks shite, so I was avoiding it for ages.. but the other night it was the only ale left so I tried it. Its really tasty!! Great IPA, gwEm recommended ;)
I also like 'Hophead' from Redemption Brewery
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Living in America, it is hard for me to get good draught beer, so most of my drinking is bottles.
- Black Sheep Ale
- Sam Smith's Imperial Stout
- Guinness
- Beamish Stout
- Harviestoun Old Engine Oil
- Fullers London Pride
- Innes & Gunn Whisky Cask
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The best beer is always the one that fits the situation best.
In pubs, most of the time a refreshing continental lager, like a Cronenbourg, Grolsch, Becks Vier or the like. In the summer/when it's hot & at BBQ, I like either the lighter, american style beers (e.g. Corrs, stuff that isn't even real beer for some people), or the German Weissbier/Hefeweizen, when it's available. In Winter with dinner sometimes the heavier, darker Belgium style (Leffe) ones, or the German Pils. And with Mexican food it has to be Corona or St Miguel!
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I used to drink Directors in my old local until it all went la de da with a Thai theme with, amongst other things, wooden monkeys and their out of proportion bell ends hanging from the ceiling.
Yeah so that's
Directors
London Pride
Pedigree
Guiness
I've tried a few Dark Star beers at a beer festival in East Sussex a few times. i did have a beer there called Celestial Moondance. I'm not sure who made it but it was gorgeous.
I do drink lager a lot too. Fav is 1664. It hits the spot quick and tastes great.
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Ah Doom Bar- I had a few of those last week at a quiz night I had to go to.
Richard, I would enjoy seeing another band particularly one featuring another forumite. Trouble is, probably like you, I am gigging rather a lot and Fridays and Saturdays are my gig nights ( though I actually have tonight off). I am next at the Welly on 20th July and 19th October. My band labours under the annoying name of Alter ego ( yes embarrasing isn't it?)
I am gigging this weekend though with another band. I have played at the Elms once or twice but not for a long time though have been to watch a few bands there.
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Hi Beatle, we'll catch up one day I'm sure. Doombar is SUPERB beer.
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I don't really have a favourite, but there's quite a few I'm partial too:
London Pride
Spitfire
Fortyniner
T.E.A. (actually most beers from the Hog's Back Brewery are damn nice: http://www.hogsback.co.uk/ )
Directors
Old Speckled Hen
Tanglefoot
Waggle Dance
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Now if I could just have one of each beer mentioned so far... :drink:
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When I use to drink, Affligem Tripel was a favorite.
I used to like Sierra Nevada Pale as well.
As well as the New Belgium selection.
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Sometimes the perfect pint needs the perfect pub - There was a 5 year stretch were i would say Kimberly Classic was the perfect beer, but it was more to do with the way it was served in one particular pub. its actually quite a generic pint.
Doombar is SUPERB beer.
Sharpe's brewery are now part of Molson-Coors. its still very much brewed by Sharpe's the way they want to do - but it now has nationwide distribution so hopefully we should start seeing it on pump further north and hopefully the quality wont be lost
this change does mean its now one of the beers i can get free from work :)
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Greene King Abbott Ale or IPA
Adnams Broadside
Fullers London Pride
But I end up usually drinking Budvar because it's the only decent bottled beer sold at my local corner shop.
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Sometimes the perfect pint needs the perfect pub - There was a 5 year stretch were i would say Kimberly Classic was the perfect beer, but it was more to do with the way it was served in one particular pub. its actually quite a generic pint.
Please tell us how :P
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Well there is one pub near me that is a bit odd, its not much more than somebody's house. it doesn't really have a bar, well not more than 1 1/2' of one.
Most oddly it has no cellar, all the beer comes straight from the barrels behind the bar. So its a little warmer than cellar served, hasn't travelled through pipes and is a bit flatter.
It is served by people who take their beer seriously.
Its changed hands a few times in the last ten years and is now a very busy pub.. i dont go as often because its very cramped and we have a selection of very good pubs in burton!
When i first went it was serving kimberly ales, it had no more than 20 regulars and for about 5 years i had some of the most random and fun drinking sessions i can remember.
Atmosphere really helps a good pint, so yeah, the perfect pint needs the that kind of pub!
http://www.joulesbrewery.co.uk/pubs/pub_details.php?id=6
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Doombar is SUPERB beer.
Sharpe's brewery are now part of Molson-Coors. its still very much brewed by Sharpe's the way they want to do - but it now has nationwide distribution so hopefully we should start seeing it on pump further north and hopefully the quality wont be lost
this change does mean its now one of the beers i can get free from work :)
i didn't know this - but it does explain why its appearing more often.
i like doom bar, and the fact its now easier to get is a good thing. hopefully the taste will keep the same.
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by the way, heres the Bengal Lancer logo. trust me, the beer is far better than it looks:
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I quite like the logo!
And I've always liked the term "India Pale Ale" - I don't even know what it is, really, but it's got a nice Olde Worlde, British Empire vibe to it. :lol:
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I quite like the logo!
And I've always liked the term "India Pale Ale" - I don't even know what it is, really, but it's got a nice Olde Worlde, British Empire vibe to it. :lol:
India Pale Ales were originally brewed in the UK and then shipped to India for the expats. Because it's hot over there it was brewed to be refreshing and because it had to survive a long sea voyage it was brewed strong. A lot of modern IPAs don't have the strength sadly but those from The Kernal do and they're crazily good.
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Here is a great book all about IPA by a friend of mine Pete Brown.
Hops and Glory: One man's search for the beer that built the British Empire
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hops-Glory-search-British-Empire/dp/0230706355
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Here in the deep south we have this Southern Pecan Nut Brown Ale that is amazing.... and whenever I go to New Orleans I get my fix of Chimey, Saison dupont, Old speckle Hen, and Taj Mahal. Best is Portland Oregon with the largest amount of microbreweries on any US city, and on top they have beers from all over the world, plus seasonals too. La vie e Belle...!!!
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tbh i actually think some of the american 'craft' beers are managing to beat us at our own game
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tbh i actually think some of the american 'craft' beers are managing to beat us at our own game
:cry: :cry:
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tbh i actually think some of the american 'craft' beers are managing to beat us at our own game
Stone IPA is the best IPA I've ever tried.
Their head brewer is very well trained and repected.
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I'm a fan of IPA
Robinsons Brewery is very local and does good bitter.
Obscure but the best I've had is beinn dearg ale up in Ullapool.
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Sharpe's Doom Bar is my new favourite session beer.
There is a bar I frequent near the train station in Newcastle that has this on the pump, I would drink little else if it was in every pub I go in, fantastic beer.
Dent Brewery in a new one for me, they do a nice light session ale I had in a bottle last week... http://www.dentbrewery.co.uk/
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I really like:
Mephistopheles Stout and Samael's Ale- Avery brewing 15.1 % ABV, 14.5% respectively and both delicious
Hoptimus Prime- Legacy brewing A great Double IPA and sadly they stopped brewing it, but I have a few reserve bottles!
Old Rasputin Imperial Stout- really good also
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Whenever I travel I will make good use of this whole list of beers, did it with the Scotch one and it is great to have this information at the tip of the hand. Cheers!!!
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I really like beer and I take it that I'm not the only one at the forums. But what is/are your favourite/favourites?
Lancelot's "Dame blanche" and lately our local brewer Mascaret. Yeah, fairly unknown beers, I know ;)
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Paulaner Hefeweisen in the minikeg is my all time favorite, but they stopped selling them. Out of smaller containers, I like Guinness, Boddington's and Murphys in the pint(and near pint) cans and Blue Moon in the 12oz can.
I like beers with some sort of flavor. Can't stand lagers or pilsners. $%&#in pussy beer.
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Tiger
Followed by fosters.
Flame suit mother$%&#ing on :D
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Tiger
Followed by fosters.
Flame suit mother$%&#ing on :D
I think the paparazzi got you here... :P
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Tennant's Super drunk under a motorway bridge is a favorite.
Or a shot of Directors bitter.
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Well, apart from the fact that last year... I started drinking cider.
In terms of beer. Duvel is good, Chimay is good. Old Peculiar is good. Czech Budweiser (the 6.9% sort) is good...
But these days I've slowed down a lot. And when my fiance commented 'you looked like you needed that' a couple of weeks back... it did make me think a little.
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Well, apart from the fact that last year... I started drinking cider.
In terms of beer. Duvel is good, Chimay is good. Old Peculiar is good. Czech Budweiser (the 6.9% sort) is good...
But these days I've slowed down a lot. And when my fiance commented 'you looked like you needed that' a couple of weeks back... it did make me think a little.
Sorry to hear that you are not feeling so well !! :wink:
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thought this could do with a revive
especially since I got a nice delivery of beer from Sharp's Brewery today
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currently half price if you get the code listed on their facebook competition - otherwise its bloody expensive!
http://www.facebook.com/sharpsbreweryuk/app_334134796667765
I am also enjoying The Worthington Shield ales a lot at the moment, I have been having the white shield for a while, but really love the red too - when its available
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the Quadrupel Ale is superb. i have had beers with similar flavours before, but none managed to be so easy drinking. you would expect it to be heavy but it has none of that. you would expect to notice the 10% but its very subtle
now i just have to try not to drink the other 3 bottles straight away
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I've been getting into Admans "Explorer" lately.
There is an Admans shop on my way home from work so I've been checking a few out. "Ghost Ship" is also good.
The missus is into "Spindrift" but I find it a little light. Might be one for the ladies.
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I've really been enjoying Innes and Gunn's red label recently. Also various Kelburn ales since they're so common in ale pubs around here. Their Red Smiddy is a particular favourite.
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Still enjoying Doom Bar, but my local has Jarrow-Brewery Bitter and JB Rivet Catcher so I'm sorted 99% of the time.
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yesterday was a trip to Birchover - the Red Lion has a nice exclusive ale called nine ladies, named after one of the 3 stone circles within a couple of miles of the pub
its quite like doom bar actually but a bit richer and fuller
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nothing beats hoegaarden, it is the best tasting beer, must be the wheat they put in it.
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nothing beats hoegaarden, it is the best tasting beer, must be the wheat they put in it.
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nothing beats hoegaarden, it is the best tasting beer, must be the wheat they put in it.
you tried blue moon?
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nothing beats hoegaarden, it is the best tasting beer, must be the wheat they put in it.
you tried blue moon?
do really like Blue Moon?
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I like blue moon, but never more than one or two because of the heaviness.
It really does need the large slice of orange to bring it to life. on my induction with molson-coors we did taste tests with and without and its completely different, really brings out the coriander - - assuming fresh oranges are used, which sometimes takes some convincing in the pubs.
but i still feel silly drinking a pint of it in a pub with the orange sticking out. luckily its one i can get in the staff shop at work so i normally have a crate at home
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i had some in the states and disliked somewhat. on the otherhand, it didn't have the orange slice in.
hoegaarden is one i like, so maybe i should give blue moon another chance
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Blue Moon is pretty damn good. For the everyday stuff I go for Beck's. A little too much than usual.
I used to be a pure whiskey person, but then Beck's came along.
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Brew Dog Punk IPA is in the sainsbury's local across the road- awesome
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Like PhilKing said eariler, it's hard to find loads of variety across the pond. I've always loved Red Stripe though.
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The Pembury Tavern in Hackney has Burton Bridge on at the moment.
A fine beer WezV introduced me too
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i have not had a pint of bridge in a while. its right next to work and i used to meet laura at friday lunch - but baby stopped that. maybe i need to stop in and order a keg for home